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Scythrididae 591710 – 1668 – Scythris immaculatella Chambers, 1875

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Scythris immaculatella Chambers, 1875, formerly treated as a synonym of L. impositella (Zeller, 1855) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is raised to full species with pacifica (McDunnough, 1927) as a synonym in Landry (1991).

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.42m; p. 79. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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